Looking for new challenges in PR, brand development and communications? Want to hone your skills with an award-winning agency? Join CatchOn as an Account Executive to be on the frontline of this exciting and fast-changing industry. We’re looking for candidates with 1-2 years of experience to be part of our Account Services team. You’ll be working across our prestigious portfolio of hospitality, F&B, design and lifestyle clients. This is your opportunity to build your skills in client relations, account management, digital content and media relations.

• Liaise directly with clients and provide first-level client counsel in consultation with senior team members
• Take ownership to oversee account activities such as monitoring earned media coverage and compiling monthly media coverage and clipping reports
• Assist in drafting high-quality and error-free content such as press releases, itineraries, fact sheets, trend reports and social media posts
• Cultivate a pool of media contacts and proactively pitch media interviews 
• Participate in strategy meetings, brainstorming sessions, media interviews events and research studies
• Provide client support at on-site events such as photo shoots, restaurant openings and special events
• Seek ways to improve and streamline processes for our clients
• Give guidance and training to Account Coordinators, provide first-level editing of content developed by Account Coordinators and delegate tasks accordingly

• 1-2 years of experience in PR, marketing, advertising or a related field 
• University graduate (degree in Communication, Marketing or Public Relations preferred) 
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Cantonese (Mandarin is advantageous)
• Social media savvy with previous SEO or SEM experience is a plus
• Computer proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Chinese word processing); basic knowledge in Photoshop is an advantage
• Creative problem solver with a keen attention to detail
• Strong time management and organizational skills 
• A team player who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment

Values
We look for candidates who can demonstrate, understand and apply our workplace values, including:

• Creativity: Imagination untethered who dares to be different.
• Confidence: Wisdom and maturity. Common sense and critical thinking.
• Integrity: Trustworthiness and dependability.
• Passion: Driven from within. Demonstrates commitment and ownership.
• Collaboration: An emphasis on teamwork and a win/win mentality

In addition to the above qualifications for our Hong Kong team, we look for the following skills in candidates for our Shanghai team.

• Local market experience in China and general knowledge of Chinese media channels
• Comfortable with popular Chinese social media platforms such as WeChat and Weibo
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Mandarin is required
• CET-6 or above